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Australian Personal Computer August 1987

by: Australian Personal Computer

Publication date: 1987-08

Topics: Australian, APC, Microsoft Excel, ms-dos, ps/1, ibm, hp-28c, archimedes, acorn archimedes, acorn, cp/m, os/2, atari pc, graphicworks, wordstar 4, borland prolog, turbo prolog, mx-pascal

Collection: folkscanomy_computer_inbox; folkscanomy_computer; folkscanomy; additional_collections

Language: English

Australian Personal Computer

August 1987

Volume 8, Number 8

Regulars

Newsprint

An early look at Microsoft Excel for the IBM PC; multi-tasking for the Macintosh; PC-based neurocomputers; details of new versions of dBase; and more bugs in IBM's PS/2 DOS 3.3.

Letters

Readers' chance to have their say.

After Dark

APC's re-named leisure column takes a trip to he Tass Times in Tonetown and then attends a murder party.

TJ's Workshop

More undocumented gems pepper this month's column as readers get behind APC's reintroduction of TJ's.

Communications

Steve Withers surveys the latest modems and presents the latest on-line news.

Endzone

Important dates, user group news, numerology and JJ Clessa's mind benders omprise APC's 'back bits'.

Advertisers' Index

Connectivity

News

The race is on to gain the advantage in LAN standards in PS/2 systems; and vendors move to facilitate PC-to-Mac links.

The DOS-LAN Juncture

Implementing multi-user applications within MS-DOS 3.1 or later is a challenge for programmers of LAN-portable software.

Features

CP/M Makes Progress

There's still lots of the left in CP/M computers, proves Mike James, as he takes a close look at CP/M Plus and makes it perform tricks that MS-DOS users would find difficult.

Many hands make light work

Already tired of waiting for OS/2? We decided that anything IBM can do, other manufacturers might conceivably be doing better. Peter Jackson went in search of the products currently available which can help you with multitasking.

PC Security

You can lose a lot of sleep if you sat down and worked out just how much easily-accessible information you have on your PC. APC decided to take a look at some products designed to exclude intruders. As you will read, some are patently ineffective while others could relieve your insomnia.

Patterning CD-ROM

The key to the widespread use of compact disk technology in the PC environment is a universal standard, which is now close to approval.

Popping out your pop-ups

Jeff Prosise shows you how to sling TSRs in and out of memory.

A kind of magic

Mike James presents a collection of algorithms that defy intuitive thinking but will, nevertheless, improve the performance of your programs.

Benchtests

Archimedes

Dick Pountain reviews the most exciting machine ever to come from Acorn - the Archimedes. Based on RISC technology, the Archimedes is probably the fastest machine APC has ever tested.

HP-28C Calculator

For engineers, scientists and mathematicians, this programmable calculator puts a lot of PCs to shame. Nick Walker discovers th epower behind Hewlett-Packard's new HP-28C.

Intel Inboard 386/AT

Can't wait for the price of '386 machines to drop? There's an alternative - plug an expansion card into your existing machine. Peter Jackson drives his PC/AT to new heights with Intel's own inboard expansion card, and Orchid's Jet '386 also getting a quick spin.

Wordstar 4

Owen Linderholm reviews the latest version of that legendary word processor, WordStar. He finds it a desirable upgrade but doubts its ability to attract new users.

Graphic Works

Computer artist Ian McKinnell uses a Macintosh every day for his work. We gave him the new improved Graphic-works from Mindscape and t soon became a part f his palette of Mac art applications.

Turbo Prolog Toolbox

Borland's Turbo Prolog gave PC-compatibles an AI programming language at a bargain price. Mike Liardet tests the official Borland toolkit for this package which was designed to remove the drudgery out of producing professional-looking applications.

Atari PC

Ataro's PC is a cheap IBM-compatible offering EGA (enhanced graphics) as standard. But the machine still has its problems, as Peter Jackson discovered.

A Cray on every desktop

The day of the desktop VAX has arrived. Nick Hampshire ponders the possibilities of very high-powered PCs and describes the obstacles to producing a desktop Cray.

MX-Pascal

This Australian product should find a specific audience wanting cross-compilation capabilities. Ian Davies Looks at the package and describes how cross-compilation works.